Within the framework of the week of law and legal education at Ushynsky University on December 4, 2018, the students of the specialties 081 “Law” and 052 “Political Science” with the specialist of the Center for Juvenile Probation in Odesa, O. Erosieieva. It has been about a new institute for juvenile probation for Ukraine as a mechanism for the prevention of crimes among young people, its advantages and prospects for further development.